A while ago Gabe Newell the co-founder of Valve promised PlayStation 3 and PC player they would be able to play against each other on Portal 2. Recently Valve has come out to say this is in fact true and will happen via linking players Steam ID with their PSN ID.
Why does the fact PC and PlayStation 3 player may finally be able to play a multiplayer game together actually matter? Well there are a number of reasons that point towards possibly the future of gaming for all gamers.
Blindfolding myself and clicking a Steam page at random would serve me better recommendations than Steam’s algorithm
Hmm, not sure I agree with that. The recommendations I get are usually pretty good, but then again I have pretty large library of games on Steam and hundreds of them in my wish list, along with lots of curators I follow for it to build recommendations off of. On occasion it will throw me a random FIFA game or something I've never bought or shown interest in, but mostly its decent IMO.
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Players can pay to edit their character, resurrect the dead and other actions.
Yet Helldivers 2 gets a pass? Y’know a GotY contender by the name of RE4 had them and so does Devil May Cry V. The funny thing is I enjoyed both of those games thoroughly without having to buy a single microtransaction.
What I do consider a valid complaint is not being able to start a new game or being able to edit your character. That’s kind of a seriously baffling decision, but then I think how I played Dragon’s Dogma 1 and I never edited my character and I just did a 100% playthrough on a single file and didn’t start a NG since. So, I don’t think these are really going to impact me, but I can see how it will others.
I was going to pay full price to support this game because I've been waiting for it for forever but I think I'll wait until I get it for free from Epic or a Humblebundle monthly.
I am not defending Capcom, as I am not a fan of MTX in single player games. I do however belive they were open to reviewers about having MTX in their game. The reviewers just decided to leave that part out. Which is very disingenuous. There are some companies that get away with these things. Image if this was done by EA, Ubisoft, or even Activision? I am positive those defending Capcom, would have had their pitchforks ready if the companies listed above did this
Could be something good too :)
I can see it going either way... but im glad their trying it over saying its iffy.
I don't really think it matters in the end. A player is a player. They will get the same experience playing a multiplayer game with someone on PC or PS3. Sure, the functionality is kinda cool but will it make a difference? Not really.
No. It is just a normal game.
They need to use this for any MMOs they plan on bringing to consoles. I think having 2 platforms that can play with each other in the same universe greatly increases its chances of survival and longevity. 2 user pools instead of 1.